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INSULATE
isolate, insulate
(verb) place or set apart; “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates”
insulate
(verb) protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; “We had his bedroom insulated before winter came”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)
To separate, detach, or isolate.
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
Synonyms
• isolate
Anagrams
• alunites
Source: Wiktionary
In"su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulating.] Etym: [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics)
Definition: To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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